Colombo mob boss Thomas (Tommy Shots) Gioeli could beat ninth murder rap
Gioeli’s sentencing next week on racketeering charges got postponed indefinitely because new information surfaced that implicated someone else in a 1991 murder conspiracy he was convicted of last year. Both sides of the case are meeting on Tuesday to figure out the next move, according to sources.
Comments (5)By John Marzulli / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Thursday, May 23, 2013, 10:02 PM
Marc A. Hermann for New York Daily News
Former Colombo boss Thomas (Tommy Shots) Gioeli has beat the rap for eight gangland murders and new information could possibly clear him of his ninth.
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Colombo boss Thomas (Tommy Shots) Gioeli may be getting another shot at beating a murder rap.
Gioeli’s sentencing next week on racketeering charges has been postponed indefinitely after federal prosecutors informed Brooklyn Judge Brian Cogan that new information has surfaced implicating someone other than Gioeli in a 1991 murder conspiracy he was convicted of last year.
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The judge has ordered both sides to appear in his courtroom May 28 to figure out the next move, sources said.
Gioeli had beat the rap for eight gangland murders, but the jury convicted him of conspiracy in the killing of Frank (Chestnut) Marasa.
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Although he dodged a life sentence, Gioeli still faced a maximum of 20 years in prison.
After the stunning verdict, a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration snitch secretly recorded a conversation with someone claiming that Gioeli was not involved in the Marasa hit after all, sources said.
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Shockingly, the information was not passed on to the FBI or the Brooklyn U.S. Attorney's office until recently, sources said.
"The whole thing stinks," one source said.
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Gioeli could ask the judge to throw out the verdict and seek a new trial or demand that he be released on bail while defense lawyers and the government hash out the fiasco.
The revelation does not appear to affect Gioeli's co-defendant Dino Saracino who was not involved in Marasa's murder.
Gioeli’s sentencing next week on racketeering charges has been postponed indefinitely after federal prosecutors informed Brooklyn Judge Brian Cogan that new information has surfaced implicating someone other than Gioeli in a 1991 murder conspiracy he was convicted of last year.
RELATED: MOB BOSS CONVICTED OF RACKETEERING, ACQUITED OF COP'S SLAY
The judge has ordered both sides to appear in his courtroom May 28 to figure out the next move, sources said.
Gioeli had beat the rap for eight gangland murders, but the jury convicted him of conspiracy in the killing of Frank (Chestnut) Marasa.
RELATED: SINNER GIOELI IS FEELING BLESSED
Although he dodged a life sentence, Gioeli still faced a maximum of 20 years in prison.
RELATED: DA MAY TAKE ANOTHER SHOT AT TOMMY G.
Shockingly, the information was not passed on to the FBI or the Brooklyn U.S. Attorney's office until recently, sources said.
"The whole thing stinks," one source said.
RELATED: MOB-BUSTING FBI AGENT SCOTT CURTIS TRANSFERRING TO POST IN PENN.
Gioeli could ask the judge to throw out the verdict and seek a new trial or demand that he be released on bail while defense lawyers and the government hash out the fiasco.
The revelation does not appear to affect Gioeli's co-defendant Dino Saracino who was not involved in Marasa's murder.
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/colombo-mob-boss-bean-ninth-murder-rap-article-1.1353314#ixzz2gDnfXqGQ
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